MOWER'S ATTACK
Advancing toward Mill Creek Bridge, Johnston's only line of retreat, Maj.Gen. J. A. Mower's Union Division broke the Confederate line near this point, March 21. Mower's Division reached a point 200 yards from Johnston's headquarters before it was driven back by Confederate infantry and cavalry.
Plaque via North Carolina Highway Historical Marker Program, and is used with their permission. Full page here (NC Marker ID HHH26)